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| HER Number: | MDV14158 |
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| Name: | Skaigh Warren |
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Summary
On a north facing slope are nineteen pillow mounds, centred at SX 62959338, mostly visible on aerial images. They vary in length from 22.5m to 12.0m with an average width of 5.3m and height of 1.0m. All but one have ditches which average 1.5m wide and 0.2m deep. Only two pillow mounds have continuous ditches visible, the remainder do not appear to have ditches on their lower sides.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 629 933 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW47
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444215
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/87
- Old SAM Ref: 28727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RABBIT WARREN (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4189-90 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Air Force, 1961, RAF/58/4424, F44.25 (Aerial Photograph). SDV288116.
Linehan, C. D., 1966, Deserted Sites and Rabbit-Warrens on Dartmoor, Devon, 113-144, Table 3 (Article in Serial). SDV307246.
SX 630935. Skaigh Warren. Seventeen pillow mounds noted, in two groups.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX69SW47 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV254226.
(21/01/1978) On a north facing slope between 310.0m OD are nineteen pillow mounds, centred at SX 62959338, mostly visible on ?1947 aerial image. They vary in length from 22.5m to 12.0m with an average width of 5.3m and height of 1.0m. All but one have ditches which average 1.5m wide and 0.2m deep. Only two pillow mounds have continuous ditches visible, the remainder do not appear to have ditches on their lower sides. (See also SX 69 SW 40).
Surveyed at 1:2500 on AM.
National Monuments Record, 1979, SF1455, 30-33 (Aerial Photograph). SDV226093.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Walled boundaries visible on 1947 and 1961 images, together with twelve pillow mounds.
Williamson, T. + Loveday, R., 1988, Dartmoor Pillow Mounds, 309 (Article in Serial). SDV166308.
Pillow mounds overlie narrow ridge and furrow SX69SW-113.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149317 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(26/05/1998) A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone. See related records for details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166308 | Article in Serial: Williamson, T. + Loveday, R.. 1988. Dartmoor Pillow Mounds. Archaeological Journal. 145. 309. |
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| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4189-90. |
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| SDV226093 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. SF1455. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 30-33. |
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| SDV254226 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX69SW47. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149317. |
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| SDV288116 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1961. RAF/58/4424. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. F44.25. |
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| SDV307246 | Article in Serial: Linehan, C. D.. 1966. Deserted Sites and Rabbit-Warrens on Dartmoor, Devon. Medieval Archaeology. 10. Digital. 113-144, Table 3. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV64144 | Parent of: Pillow mound at Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64145 | Parent of: Pillow mound at Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64146 | Parent of: Pillow mound east of Ivy Tor Water (Monument) |
| MDV64147 | Parent of: Pillow mound east of Ivy Tor Water (Monument) |
| MDV64148 | Parent of: Pillow mound east of Ivy Tor Water (Monument) |
| MDV134722 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV134723 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64138 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64139 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64140 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64141 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64142 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64143 | Parent of: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64156 | Parent of: Pillow mound in warren south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64157 | Parent of: Pillow mound in warren south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64158 | Parent of: Pillow mound in warren south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64149 | Parent of: Pillow mound north of Ivy Tor, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV64150 | Parent of: Pillow mound on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
| MDV64151 | Parent of: Pillow mound on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
| MDV64152 | Parent of: Pillow mound on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
| MDV64153 | Parent of: Pillow mound on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
| MDV64154 | Parent of: Pillow mound on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
| MDV64155 | Parent of: Pillow mound on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
| MDV112718 | Parent of: Vermin trap at Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64169 | Related to: Building in settlement 1100m E of Belstone parish church (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2024 1:36PM |
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